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An Integrated Techno-economic Modeling Tool for sCO2 Brayton Cycles
Drennen, Thomas E.; Lance, Blake L.
The supercritical CO2 (sCO2) Brayton Economics Tool (sBET) was developed to evaluate and perform sensitivity studies on recompression closed Brayton cycles (RCBCs). This integrated techno-economic tool calculates key system performance and levelized cost of energy (LCOE) based on user-defined input on key variables such as system size, recuperator effectiveness, turbine inlet temperature, etc. The goal of this integrated tool is to allow system designers to understand the tradeoffs associated with various key design decisions, such as recuperator effectiveness and overall system cost. This work includes a description of LCOE calculation methodology, component system cost models for turbomachinery and heat exchangers based on vendor quotes and published literature, and the results of several parameter studies to identify desirable system parameters.